Improvement in wardrobes



vL. s. DBWING.

Wardrobe.

No. 217,682. Patented July 22,187.9.

N4 PETERS. FHDTD-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTONID C.

www'

B"UNITEn STATES PATENT GFTICE.

LYDIA S. DEWING, OF NATIGK, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN WAR-DROBES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 217,682, dated July 22,1879; application filed n April 15, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LYDIA S. DEWING, of Natick, State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vardrobes 5 and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention is an improvement in wardrobes suitable to the angles ofrooms.

It consists of a wardrobe composed of two sections hinged together andformed of vertically-grooved uprights and tenoned horizontal barsadapted to lit therein, a top secured to the said sections by pins, andprovided witll an angular offset extending downward to keep the saidsections to a proper angle, a iloor adapted to keep the sectionsproperly spread, and a shelf bracketed or supportedin the frame, all ofwhich will be fully set forth hereinafter.

In my drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of my Wardrobe inposition. Fig. 2 is an elevation of one of the sections. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section on line :1; of Fig. 1.

Similar reference-letters indicate like parts in all ofthe figures.

Referring to drawings, A B are the sections, composed of the uprights Cand horizontal bars D D'. These horizontal barshare tongued or tenonedto t in corresponding grooves formed in the'inner edges of saiduprights. They are adjustable, and are to be iixed at given points bypins, which pass through holes in their tenons and in the uprightstandards.

The bars D are provided with suitable hooks, upon which garments may behung.

The sections AB are hinged together by hinges E, so that when thewardrobe is not in use they may be folded together for storage, Ste.

Shelf F and floor G are notched at their inner angles in such a mannerthat when they are tted to their places in the wardrobe they formshoulders to bear against the standards or uprights C to hold thesections out to the proper angle.

The top H is made of solid wood, with an offset, H', at its inner angle,which, when said top is in place, projects down and fits against theback edges of the two sections to assist in keeping said sections at theproper angle. The said top is fixed to the uprights or standards by pinswith shouldered heads, which enter suitable holes in said uprights orstandards and serve to keep the sections at the proper angle.

The back of the Wardrobe is covered with some textile material b, whichserves the donble purpose of protecting the Wall of the room againstwhich the wardrobe rests from the dyes from the clothing and theclothing or contents from the dust of the room.

The front of the wardrobe is provided with curtains d, which may besecured to the top H by suitable hooks, Iand ornamented by lambrequinsand lace tastefully arranged.

In taking my wardrobe to pieces for packing or storage, I first loosenthe pins a, which secure the top, to release the sections, and thenremove the shelves and flooring. The curtains may now be unhooked, andthe wardrobe-frame folded snugly and eompactly together.

My wardrobe, when properly packed, will occupy a very small space, andwhen set up will require but a very small space in a corner of a room.

The bars which have the hooks for the clothing are slid in the groovesof the standards or uprights from either end. They may be of anyrequired number, and, being adjustable, may be fixed at suitable pointsor heights.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure b Letters Patent, is-

The portable wardrobe adapted to set in the angles of a room, composedof two sections hinged together, and vformed of vertically-grooveduprights G C and tenoned horizontal bars D D', adjustable in the groovesof said uprights, the top H, secured to the said sections by pins a, andhaving an angular oifset, H', extending downward, the floor G, and shelfF, all arranged as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

LYDIA S. DEWING. Witnesses:

NATHL. CLARK, JAivnEis MOMANUS.

